Just because someone is contracted to teach there is not an exclusive endorsement of product or information. The military has funds available to bring instructors from the private sector and can (and often does)fall into the same marketing traps that civilian police agencies do.

Not terribly comforting to hear that the only people dumb enough to train disarms with live ammo are the ones classified as "Operators". With the training safety issues I am aware of at JFKSWCS, I seriously question this practice and/or the origin of this report.

His aim will be erratic? Since when do you need good aim to hit a grown man at point blank range for being stupid enough to reach for your gun? Try it with a paintball gun, you'll get hit every time. The only way you could disarm a man and not get shot is if he's really stupid and turns his head or gets really close and semi-distracted. An "attacker" is almost as scared as you are, he's not going to trust being 4 inches from you, he's most likely going to be four or five feet back. In which case you'd have a lot of ground to cover before even making contact. And you're right about the controlled settings. But if you're scared, already have your gun out, paying attention, and a guy reaches for you, doesn't common sense tell you it'll take less time to squeeze off a quick shot than to take a step or two, grab the gun, aim the gun away from your self, and then do some move that only works for Jackie Chan?

I also had to say this: Live ammo for a gun disarm demo...are you retarded? Somebody is retarded to even think of that, either you, or your trainer. Well you both must be, him for allowing somebody to point a gun with live ammo at him, and you're retarded for following up with somebody retarded enough to let somebody aim a gun at him. Keep this stuff simple guys, martial arts is OBSOLETE when it comes to a gun. If you seriously worry about your safety, get a legal carry permit and have a police officer teach you how to shoot and how to draw your weapon quickly. You can still use your martial arts on some dummy you'd rather not shoot, but if I man has a gun or knife don't play Jackie Chan, this is real life, and in real life life can end. If a man's trying to kill you, end his first, call the cops, go home, and call it a day.